waxwing

English - Turkish

Definition of waxwing in English Turkish dictionary

ipek kuyruk kuşu

Bombycilla garrula

ipekkuyruk kuşu

ipekkuyruk kuş

Related Terms

cedar waxwing

sedir waxwing

English - English

Definition of waxwing in English English dictionary

Any of several songbirds of the genus Bombycilla, having crested heads, and red tips to the wings

Called also waxbird

brown velvety-plumaged songbirds of the northern hemisphere having crested heads and red waxy wing tips

Any of three species (family Bombycillidae) of elegant-looking songbirds named for shiny red beads on the tips of the secondary wing feathers. All species are gray-brown and have a tapering crest. The common, or Bohemian, waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) is 8 in. (20 cm) long and has yellow, white, and red wing markings. It breeds in northern forests of Eurasia and America. The cedar waxwing (B. cedrorum), smaller and less colourful, breeds in Canada and the northern U.S. Flocks of waxwings may invade city parks and gardens in winter, searching for berries. The Japanese waxwing (B. japonica) is restricted to northeastern Asia

{i} one of several species of grey-brown birds that are native to the northern hemisphere and have crested heads and red waxy tips on their feathers

The Bohemian waxwing (see under Bohemian) and the cedar bird are examples

Any one of several species of small birds of the genus Ampelis, in which some of the secondary quills are usually tipped with small horny ornaments resembling red sealing wax

Related Terms

Bohemian waxwing

The bird Bombycilla garrulus

The waxwing

waxbird

bohemian waxwing

large waxwing of northern North America; similar to but larger than the cedar waxwing

cedar waxwing

widely distributed over temperate North America

cedar waxwing

A North American bird (Bombycilla cedrorum) having a crested head, a yellow-tipped tail, and predominantly brown plumage. Also called cedarbird

waxwings

plural of waxwing

waxwings

bombycilla

Hyphenation

wax·wing